What Is Data Science? An Operational Definition Based on Text Mining of Data Science Curricula

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16

Institute of Education Sciences (ED)

R305D210023

Statistics Education; Definitions; Course Descriptions; Computer Science Education; Information Security; Privacy; Ethics; Database Management Systems; Algebra; Mathematical Models; Probability; Statistical Inference; Artificial Intelligence; Data Collection; Network Analysis; Data Analysis; Computer Software; College Curriculum; Visual Aids

10.35566/jbds/v1n1/p1

Data science has maintained its popularity for about 20 years. This study adopts a bottom-up approach to understand what data science is by analyzing the descriptions of courses offered by the data science programs in the United States. Through topic modeling, 14 topics are identified from the current curricula of 56 data science programs. These topics reiterate that data science is at the intersection of statistics, computer science, and substantive fields.

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Yes

2022

ED616783